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Summer Update

Living & Decor, Window RestorationJuly 12, 2019357Views 0Likes 5Comments

Over the winter, I took a bunch of classes and workshops about building my brand. I learned loads of strategy and best practices. I struggled my way through a content calendar, Pinterest optimization, and newsletter writing. What I ended up with were a full bag of tricks and complete paralysis, because I just want to…

Radical Neighboring: Window Work

Window RestorationJune 11, 2019370Views 0Likes 6Comments

A couple of months ago, a friend from my running group sent me a text. He had a friend Ed* who had just received an estimate for vinyl replacement windows for his late-1800s house. The estimated amount? $73,000! Yes, you read that correctly. My friend, who also loves old windows, wondered if I would be…

The Summer of Finishing Projects

Exterior Projects, Maintenance, Window RestorationMay 30, 2019330Views 0Likes 8Comments

Five years ago, to the day, we closed on Blake Hill House. I began blogging about it immediately. We've made a lot of progress in this big old house. Remember when BHH looked like this? Or this? All of the trees and bushes were overgrown and threatening to swallow the house whole! A…

Episode #7: Scott Sidler Dances His Way into Historic Preservation

Podcast, Window RestorationApril 8, 2019266Views 0Likes 0Comments

Scott Sidler In this Episode, Devyn and Stacy have a blast interviewing Scott Sidler from Austin Historical and The Craftsman Blog. Learn about Scott's unique path into historic preservation, his favorite kind of restoration work, and what in the world is a house sandwich? Tangents include Disney World, NPR, and the pole in the middle of…

Episode #6: Lead Safety & Regional Differences in Old Windows

Podcast, Window RestorationMarch 25, 2019203Views 0Likes 2Comments

In This episode, Devyn and I chat briefly about the Historic Homes Workshop. Then, Joe Hayes, from Hayes Window Restoration in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and I discuss lead-safe practices for homeowners and regional differences in old windows. Do we do a lot of episodes about window restoration? Yes, we do. Is this episode different than…

The Historic Homes Workshop Weekend Part II

Window RestorationFebruary 14, 2019281Views 0Likes 5Comments

In case you missed it, here is part I. Saturday was full of workshops, and Sunday was a workday. We were matched with pros to learn to do a complete mechanical makeover of sash windows. Steve calls that pairing, "Pros and Joes." I fall somewhere between a Pro and Joe since I have done…